GRE Word List
PROPONENT
one who argues in favor of something : advocate
The meaning of the word proponent is one who argues in favor of something : advocate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sober | not intoxicated |
| bravado | blustering swaggering conduct |
| vile | morally despicable or abhorrent |
| chauvinist | an attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex |
| defile | to make unclean or impure: such as |
| energize | to make energetic, vigorous, or active |
| pedestrian | commonplace |
| masticate | to grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew |
| dereliction | an intentional abandonment |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |